ATLANTA- A Delta Airlines (DL) passenger named Paige has sparked widespread discussion after posting about her disturbing interaction with a Delta flight attendant. Her social media account’s recording of the incident, which questions proper conduct during safety demonstrations, quickly went viral, with more than thousands of views and numerous responses.
The situation highlights persistent friction between flight crews and passengers. Delta (DL) has remained silent on the matter, offering no official statement addressing the controversy.
Photo: By Adam Moreira (AEMoreira042281) – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79968541Delta Attendant Shocking Comment
The incident occurred on a flight from Washington, D.C. (IAD), to Nashville (BNA), Tennessee. Paige, who is 15 weeks pregnant and experiences severe flight anxiety, checked her phone briefly to respond to her husband’s message during a routine safety demonstration.
Paige said that she was briefly responding to a text from her concerned husband since she had flight anxiety. The flight attendant allegedly made an alarming comment about what would happen “when we crash” since she was not paying attention to the safety demonstration.
According to Paige’s account, the flight attendant noticed her using her phone and remarked, “Since you two are so busy on your phone, I hope that you both know what to do when we crash.” This statement particularly disturbed Paige, given the recent aviation tragedy in Washington, D.C.
Photo: Delta Air LinesWhen Paige asked for his name, the flight attendant reportedly refused to identify himself. She later observed him laughing with another crew member at the front of the aircraft.
At the end of the flight, Paige confronts Jeffrey about his behavior. Instead of addressing her concerns, the flight attendant defended his actions, insisting that passengers shouldn’t chat during safety presentations.
Frustrated with the exchange, Paige recorded their conversation and later shared her experience online, questioning Delta’s response to such customer service issues, Daily Mail UK reported.
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Paige referenced the heightened sensitivity around aviation safety in Washington following a recent catastrophic incident.
Earlier this year, 67 people died when an American Airlines (AA) plane collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), with both aircraft crashing into the Potomac River.
Photo: SuperJet International; Wikimedia CommonsMixed Opinions from Public Online
Public reaction has been divided, with some viewers expressing outrage at the flight attendant’s reference to a crash scenario.
“If any regular passenger said something like that they would be immediately escorted off the flight and put on a no-fly list!” wrote one commenter.
Others defended the importance of safety briefings, while some, including a self-identified former Delta (DL) employee, expressed surprise at the attendant’s approach. They noted that “98% of the passengers don’t listen to the safety message” and questioned why an experienced crew member would make such comments.
Some people online argued that safety briefings deserve full attention regardless of travel frequency, with one person specifically noting, “They say, even if you have flown 1000 times before, you should always listen to the SAFETY lecture, because, you know, it’s for YOUR SAFETY!”
“Someone with flight anxiety should be listening intently to the safety instructions and bonding with the flight attendants, should you need them when you have a panic attack,” a person said.
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